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In recognition of this added maintenance effort, the Council tentatively included funding in the 2014 <br />Budget for the creation of a new Park Maintenance position at a cost of approximately $60,000 <br />annually. The Council is asked to affirm whether this position should remain in the Budget. <br />Volunteer Coordinator Position <br />Over the past couple of years, there have been a number of Council discussions on the creation of a <br />40 Volunteer Coordinator position. As it currently stands, the 2014 preliminary Budget and tax levy does <br />41 not have any funding available for this position. <br />42 <br />4'1 If the Council wants to establish this position it will need to identify a funding source. This could <br />44 include a redirection of existing funds or the use of cash reserves. If the latter is being considered, the <br />4 Council should take note that cash reserves are already being sought to fund a number of programs and <br />46 services. They are identified in the chart below. <br />47 <br />48 2014 Recommended Budget — Use of General Fund Cash Reserves <br />49 <br />Program <br />Description <br />Amount <br />N/A <br />2% Employee cost -of- living adjustment <br />$ 1651000 <br />N/A <br />Employee wage step increases <br />801000 <br />N/A <br />Employee Healthcare - 3% increase ** <br />501000 <br />Police & Fire <br />PERA increase mandate <br />301000 <br />Police & Fire <br />Dispatching <br />651000 <br />N/A <br />General Inflation <br />471000 <br />N/A <br />Reduction from sales tax exemption <br />(40,000) <br />Fire Relief <br />Reduced City Contribution per actuarial study <br />(80,000) <br />Total <br />$ 317,000 <br />50 <br />51 The planned use of cash reserves amount is less than originally projected, but remains significant in the <br />52 context of reaching a structurally- balanced budget for 2015. <br />53 <br />54 CIP Funding Plan <br />55 The CIP Funding Plan expects to receive a boost of $225,000 in 2014 thanks to newly- funded Local <br />56 Government Aid (LGA) provided by the 2013 Legislature. This has been tentatively earmarked for <br />57 Information Technology ($75,000) and Building Replacement ($150,000) consistent with the <br />58 recommendations put forth by the previous CIP Subcommittee. The Council is asked to affirm this <br />59 funding allocation. <br />60 <br />61 The CIP Funding Plan for 2015 and beyond is expected to be revisited during an upcoming Council <br />62 Goal - setting session(s) and /or the 2015 budget process. <br />63 <br />64 2014 Preliminary Tax Levy <br />65 For 2014, the preliminary tax levy is $18,028.721, an increase of $758,895 or 4.4 %. Of this amount, <br />66 $560,000 has been set aside to pay for the added debt service associated with the Parks Renewal <br />67 Program. The remaining $198,895 represents the amount designated for day -to -day operations; an <br />68 increase of 1.4% over the current operating levy. <br />69 <br />7U <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />